St. Vincent placed great importance on what he called “Repetition of Prayer.”
Reflections
Are Interruptions the story of your life?
by John Freund, CM | September 15, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Have you ever thought of interruptions as being the story of Jesus life? Let’s explore Jesus’ interruptions and what they can teach us.
Welcome Home Project Provides Safe Housing for Displaced Families
by Sisters Francelly Perez and Julie Cutter, DCs | September 14, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
At the end of 2018, The Vincentian Family started to work on the Welcome Home Project to provide safe housing for 32 displaced families in Parramos, Chimaltenango.
A Vincentian View: Lessons from Ozanam
by Pat Griffin, CM | September 13, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Labor Day, the beginning of the academic year, and the liturgical calendar (September 8) merge in drawing Antoine-Frédéric Ozanam to my mind at the beginning of September.
Remember Where You Were on 9/11?
by John Freund, CM | September 13, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
I don’t think I will ever forget the morning of 9/11/2001. The phone rang. A close friend could barely say “Turn on television… the World Trade Center…” She could not finish the sentence!
Vincentian Advent Reflections 2023 – Week 2
by Famvin Media Resources | Dec 8, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
We are called to be compassionate to all.
A Canadian View: Hope Can Overcome Hopelessness
by Jim Paddon | Dec 7, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
As we enter another Christmas time with lots of hopes and prayers it may be a good time to reflect on this world, we are living in which at times seems like a hopeless situation for many.
Episcopal Message Resurfaces (Part 2)
by John Freund, CM | Jul 17, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Highlights from Part 2 of a truly prophetic forgotten document published by the U.S. Catholic Bishops more than a quarter-century ago.
The Miraculous Medal: A Sign of Light (Video)
by Famvin Media Resources | Jul 15, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Everything started on July 18, 1830 in the chapel at Rue du Bac of the Daughters of Charity, when Mary appeared to Sister Catherine Labouré for the first time.
Prophetic Episcopal Message Washes Up On Beach (Part 1)
by John Freund, CM | Jul 15, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
The story echos one that appeared in the Washington Post earlier this year. A message in a bottle that traveled 3,200 miles helped heal a Maryland boy’s grief I knew I had to write something about the escalating violence in our culture. Then, as if discovering a...
Sacramentals (Mt 10:27-32)
by Tom McKenna, CM | Jul 13, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
The years-ago world of sacramentals — as you might remember, these were the scapulars and medals and holy cards and statues you’d find in a Catholic home.
New Wineskins Today
by John Freund, CM | Jul 13, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
This past weekend I experienced a bit of what is sometimes called an “earworm.” Some use this as shorthand for not being able to get a tune out of one’s head. In this case, it wasn’t a tune or the lyrics of a song. I kept thinking of Jesus’ image of the “new...
Host to Jesus, the Word Made Flesh
by Ross Dizon | Jul 12, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is God’s most tender call to us humans. He is at the same time the warmest human host to God that waits at the door to be let in. On the way to Jerusalem, Jesus stops where Martha and Mary live. The sisters, not like those in Samaria, play host to him. Maybe...
Vincentian Prayer Images: “The Colors of Charity” • 6
by Famvin Media Resources | Jul 12, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
This series is a visual memory of the art exhibition “The Colors of Charity,” which was on exhibit from 15 December 2017 to 25 February 2018 at the Collegio Alberoni of Piacenza.
Praying and Working with Saint Benedict and Mother Seton
by Elizabeth Scalia | Jul 11, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Like Saint Benedict, the father of western monasticism, Mother Seton’s life was grounded in contemplation and action. She was a woman of prayer who put all of her energy into the work God called her towards, always trusting in Grace.
The Pope Video • For The Elderly
by .famvin | Jul 9, 2022 | Church, Formation, Reflections
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: For the Elderly.